- Test debut v Sri Lanka at Lahore - March 1999
- ODI debut v Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam - March 1999
- Made his test debut in 1999 against Sri Lanka and did well as an aggressive right-handed opener.
- A confident back foot player, Nazir's lack of foot movement was eventually found out, and he is now only a fringe player.
- Regarded as one of the best fielders in Pakistan, he has played 61 ODI's with a high score of 105*.